Source: Chelsea Donovan, WECT, 1/17/19

The partial government shutdown — now in day 27 — is rippling across the country and affecting farmers. For many farmers, that means another day without access to resources from the Farm Service Agency (FSA), a federal group that is part of the United States Department of Agriculture and provides financial assistance to farmers. “The Farm Service Agency assigns track numbers to the farm. Local agencies like soil and water right here in New Hanover County depend on that information to finish administrative duties," said Dru Harrison, director of New Hanover County Soil and Water Conservation. "Without that in place, there is a delay in services.”

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